City Girls in the Country

I woke this morning to the sound of a robin chirping and a chickadee singing outside my window.  Got to love that type of natural alarm clock.

On my way into town I came across 3 deer grazing at the top of a hill.  They are usually skittish but these glanced up at me and continued their morning feasting.  

I couldn't help but notice how much greener and filled in the trees are.  The leaves have really opened up the last few days.

I picked up my grand-daughters today and we headed to the playground this evening.  It is located at a rural school not too far away and there was a farmer planting his grain crop.  As they watched, the questions came one after another.  What is he doing?  Why is he planting?  What is he doing now?  Why did he stop?  Why does he need more seeds?  What is grain?

The girls made their rounds of all their favorite playground equipment and got to watch the horses across the fence in addition to the tractor.  The girls looked like they were slowing down so we decided to leave and go for an icy treat.

There is a pond across the way from the country store that we stopped at.  As we sat at the picnic table, we could see the ducks and geese swimming in the water.  Every now and again they would call, fly up or land.  They provided great entertainment for us.

The evening was beautiful and I'm hoping that tomorrow's weather will be the same.  We'll be taking the binoculars out to a wetland to see how many ducks and geese we can see.  With any luck, some of the babies will be out.